Dawn Farm Addiction and Recovery Education Series

“Positive
Emotions and the Success of Alcoholics Anonymous” was presented
on September 20, 2016 by Dr. George E. Vaillant, MD; Professor of
Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and the Department of
Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital. A 60-year study of
adult development performed at Harvard University...

“Cultivating
Mindfulness to Support Recovery” was presented on Tuesday
May 17, 2016; by Elizabeth A.R. Robinson, MPH, MSW, Ph.D.
Research supports mindfulness practices as effective techniques to
support sustained recovery from substance use disorders. This
presentation will describe mindfulness, demonstrate...

“Tobacco
Cessation and Addiction Recovery” was
presented on Tuesday June 21, 2016, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm; by
Anna Byberg, LMSW, CAADC;Program Coordinator, Dawn Farm Spera
Recovery Center; and Aaron Suganuma, LLMSW. Despite downward
trends in the prevalence of tobacco use in the general population,
tobacco use remains...

“Spirituality
in Recovery: The Many Paths to Spiritual Fitness” was presented
on June 28, 2016; by Jerry Fouchey, BS, MA, SpA, CADC; Dawn Farm
Personal Medicine and Outpatient Therapist. Spirituality can play
an important role in recovery initiation and maintenance. Research
has demonstrated that self-identification as a...

“The History of Narcotics Anonymous” was presented on March 22,
2016, by Chris Budnick, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CCS, Vice President of
Programs for The Healing Place of Wake County; and Boyd Pickard,
Research Assistant at the Illinois Addiction Studies Archives.
Narcotics Anonymous (N.A.) constitutes one of the most...

About the Podcast

The Dawn Farm Education Series is a FREE, annual workshop series developed to provide accurate, helpful, hopeful, practical, current information about chemical dependency, recovery, family and related issues; and to dispel the myths, misinformation, secrecy, shame and stigma that prevent chemically dependent individuals and their families from getting help and getting well.